I’ve been doing chins between sets a lot over the last 6 months or so. I only add a tiny bit extra rest. I think they are now a staple of my workouts. I generally get in about 150 reps a week.
That’s how I got about on my bench day. Such a simple way to get in volume. To clarify on this one though, it’s not chins between sets, but putting away plates between sets of chins. Basically a way for me to clean up the weight room and get in the volume. Means STUPID short rest periods, haha.
I am not that tough yet. I am tempted to add weight, but at the same time I like the simplicity of BW chins. I can add reps, but much after 12 or 15 and it gets to be a bit like cardio. I could do slow eccentrics or something.
I am liking the way you are structuring your workouts. I think if you can recover from high volume, it is a great tool.
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Yeah, adding weight is cumbersome. I only ever do it for my press day. A loading pin helps, but I like chins and dips since they don’t require equipment, haha. And glad you dig the approach dude. It’s been working well.
It’s a bit similar to what I’ve been doing. Just trying to try hard every workout and feel like I did a lot (for about the last 6 months). In the best shape I’ve been in. I think I got too wrapped up in the programming and thinking I was on the line of overtraining.
I did 10x10 on S,B,D, and OHP one for each of my workout days. Kinda changed my perspective on volume after about 3 months. During that time I would do 10x10 on chins or seated rows as super sets with the main.
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@mnben87 Those kinda paradigm shifts are super valuable. Glad to hear you got to experience it.
Pre-shift workout was 4 rounds of Tabata, interrupted by a work phone call, me saying “Can I really not have just 4 minute to myself?” and then starting over. Workout was
Odd minute: KB swings w/45lb bell
Even minute: Goblet squats with the bell
Was a solid feeder workout, and had me breathing hard.
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Conditioning was 1hr 15 minutes of intense snow shoveling (channeling the spirit of John Henry) as a result of a blizzard dropping around 8" of snow on us. Then, before work, did tabata stone of steel extensions. Elbows are super pleased with me. Last night shift for now, then up all day tomorrow to reset the clock.
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AM WORKOUT (0745) Post Night Shift
ALTERNATING SETS (incline-flat)
Close grip incline bench 210
1x10
1x9
1x7
Axle bench press 236
1x10
1x8
1x7
(2) DB incline bench 105s
1x8
Then the stripset
Then 23x50s
Sets of chins (underhand) between benching
1x13
Sets of 12 for the rest
Rest pause dips to 200 reps
Poundstone Curls
141xAxle
Notes: 2:00 between sets of benching. Elbows were screaming at me the whole time. Lots of low bar squatting paired with snow shoveling paired with stone work: it all adds up. Only really saw the impact on the DB benching. The curls proved somewhat therapeutic. That said, more shoveling on the menu today.
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Ha! Dude, a couple weeks ago we got hit with about 18" over the course of a full day. In the group chat with my coworkers I made no fewer than 4 John Henry jokes/references as I’m the only one that manually removes snow.
Also, have you seen the John Henry movie starring Terry Crews? It’s awful, comically bad, and 100% worth a watch if you’ve got 90 minutes to kill. I don’t think it’s very kid friendly though.
Manual is the way to go dude! Such a good workout. Makes you hungry too. I remember I shoveled for 3 hours one day taking care of my driveway and my neighbors, since we were taking care of them. Met my wife for lunch, went up to place my order and it was like “Yeah, I want the double bacon burger with a side of onion rings, the nachos as an appetizer, the personal meatlovers pizza…honey, did you want anything?”
Never saw that movie, but I bet it’s amazing.
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AM WORKOUT (0600 wake up: wife forgot to shut off her alarm. Actually got 9 hours of sleep)
Daily work circuit (5 rounds)
10 chins (various grips)
4 standing ab wheels
10 reverse hypers
50 pull aparts
25 push downs
30 GHRs
Tabata Body Action System straights to the head
PM WORKOUT (1430)
EMOM workout for 35 rounds: odd minute 4 front squats of 185, even minute 4 SSB squats of 255
SSB squat 185
1x41
Notes: Stayed up for 36 hours yesterday and got some solid sleep as a result. Alarm went off, dogs went psycho, so took them downstairs to let the Mrs get more sleep. Did the AM workout fasted. PM workout was solid. Amazing the difference with a few meals and later in the day. Very pleased with that salt the earth set at the end.
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If that doesn’t tell the body “Grow” I don’t know what would
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Is 1round 1min or 2min?
No joke. It’s still the most effective approach I’ve ever done. Makes it hard to take on different programs.
1 minute. Every Minute on the Minute.
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For a second there I thought you counted 1ecen min and 1odd min together as 1 round 
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Training Log: Entry 2388
AM WORKOUT (0445)
SUPERSETS (chin-press)
Angled NG pull up
5x50lbs
5x75
5x85
5x95
5x100
STRIPSET
5x100
3x75
4x50
5xBW
Axle strict press
5xAxle
5x66
5x136
5x156
8+2+2x171 (rest pause)
Log clean and strict press away 130
1x16
GIANT SETS (press/dip OR BTN press/dip-raise-pull apart)
Axle strict press 151/dip
1x10/failure
2x7/failure
BtN Press 125/dip
1x10/failure
2x7/failure
DB lateral raise 20s
3x12
3x11
Band pull aparts
6x15
Weighted dip stripset
3x130
2x105
3x80
4x55
5x30
5xBW
Strongman Fran (100lb log-strict chins)
21
15
9
Notes: 90 seconds rest between everything except warm ups. Elbows are feeling better, but not 100%. They showed up on the dips, making the first one of each set VERY tough, which is a bonus I suppose. Woke up from a real bad calf cramp, which set off the dogs, but meant I got to get my training knocked out early. Good way to start off 2021. Press is feeling better: sticking with the axle has gone far. Still on the fence about programming this, but really, I need to just get a way forward on nutrition first and then it can sort out.
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PM WORKOUT (1400)
Axle grace
5:03
Notes: Better than last time. Elbows took it better. Healing is happening.
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AM WORKOUT (0550 wake up via dog)
Daily work and then tabata workout on the BAS
PM WORKOUT (1400)
SVR II week 2
Axle deadlifts
5x136
5x226
1x326
5x361
5x416
1x476 (rapidly recalculate TM)
5x10x326
Neck harness 55lbs
4 sets
Chins (various grips)
10x10
Swiss bar row against light bands (sets going normal-wide-narrow grip)
2x13
4x10
Swiss bar shrug against light bands (no rest between sets)
30 reps normal
10 reps narrow
10 reps wide
Kroc rows 115
1x20
Tabata trap bar pulls 135
Notes: Giant sets everywhere. I started off with dead-chin-neck, and once I did 4 sets of neck it went dead-chin-row. I did not correctly estimate just HOW detrained I was on axle deadlifts, and found myself dropping my TM significantly. I need this. I also need to have a way forward with nutrition so I can make something of this, but still, the humility is helpful. I may end up with 3 different TMs for this program. It’s rough, because it’s still not the butt kicker of a workout that I’m used to, but it’s clearly more than I can handle as well, so I gotta get my headspace right.
Rested 90 seconds between rounds.
EDIT: Upon slight reflection, that 40+ rep SSB squat from 2 days ago may also be playing a role. …and I am planning on squatting tomorrow…
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Just gonna brag about the “guilt free quesadillas” I made last night.
I used these 1 carb tortillas
Fat free cheddar cheese, turkey bacon and turkey breast deli meat. Some skyr for sour cream woulda really sealed it, but these were already amazing. Used a little $20 quesadilla maker we picked up this weekend to make them. Really just pleased to tap that part of “comfort food”
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That sounds awesome
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